CASE AGAINST SHOULDER PADS

If you were watching the Hockey Night in Canada pregame a couple minutes ago, then you probably saw Ron MacLean really grilling NHL vice-president Colin Campbell about head injuries to players where the hard-shell shoulder pads they use were almost certainly a contributing factor. MacLean and HNIC rolled out a long montage of clips of injuries result from con

OK, so MacLean fancies himself a rules expert because he referees Junior B, and he's doing the bully-pulpit thing, but he's right here. Campbell couldn't offer much in response except for "we're trying every day to fix these problems." He also tried to turn it on MacLean with, "You need a day job during the week," which was repeated.

Anyway... "Padded wetsuits," anyone?